Fairport vs Hamlin

A side-by-side comparison of Fairport and Hamlin: population, income, housing, and more.

Fairport and Hamlin are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fairport has the higher population (5,436 vs 5,041 in Hamlin). Fairport has the higher median household income ($99,805 vs $69,142 in Hamlin). Fairport has the higher median home value ($262,600 vs $131,300 in Hamlin).

Population, income & housing

	Fairport	Hamlin
Population	5,436	5,041
Median age	45.9 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$99,805	$69,142
Median home value	$262,600	$131,300
Median gross rent	$1,135	$882
Housing units	2,609	2,119
Homeownership rate	66.4%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairport	Hamlin
Population	5,349 → 5,436 (+1.6%)	5,344 → 5,041 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$71,890 → $99,805 (+38.8%)	$52,951 → $69,142 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$183,400 → $262,600 (+43.2%)	$108,300 → $131,300 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$998 → $1,135 (+13.7%)	$791 → $882 (+11.5%)

Fairport

Population

5,3495,436

Median household income

$71,890$99,805

Median home value

$183,400$262,600

Median gross rent

$998$1,135

Hamlin

Population

5,3445,041

Median household income

$52,951$69,142

Median home value

$108,300$131,300

Median gross rent

$791$882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairport	Hamlin
Under 5	3.1%	9.6%
5 to 17	13.8%	11.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.7%	21.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	8.0%
45 to 54	16.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.9%
75 and over	10.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairport	Hamlin
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairport	Hamlin
No high school diploma	8.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	10.7%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	29.5%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairport	Hamlin
Drove alone	68.1%	81.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.4%	11.9%
Other means	4.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairport	Hamlin
1-unit, detached	57.3%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	3.1%
20 or more units	4.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Fairport	Hamlin
Poverty rate	12.9%	12.3%
Average household size	2.14	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1938	1979